noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The corner of a wall or rafter. obsolete
2. 2
   A sheep of a breed from Massachusetts with short crooked legs and long back.
3. 3
   A console that appears to support a cornice.
4. 4
   The elbow.
5. 5
   The olecranon.

Synonyms

All synonyms

crossettecrossette

Etymology

From Latin ancōn, from Ancient Greek ἀγκών (ankṓn, “bend, elbow, cranny”).

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